Oct 22, 2013
(Started Oct 22, 2013)

Effectiveness

Major
(for Multiple Sclerosis)

Side effects

None

Adherence

Always

Burden

Not at all hard to take

Dosage:
Yearly

Advice & Tips:
Results:
Scattered areas of T2 and FLAIR signal hyperintensity are seen within the supratentorial white matter with several lesions positioned perperdicular to the callosal septal interface. Supratentorial white matter lesions consistent with the history of multiple sclerosis. When compared to the study from January 2010, some lesions are stable, some are new and some have worsened.

Aug 24, 2012
(Started Oct 01, 2007)

Effectiveness

None
(for Multiple Sclerosis)

Effectiveness

None
(for Spinal lesions)

Side effects

None

Adherence

Sometimes

Burden

A little hard to take

Dosage:
As needed

Advice & Tips:
I like MRI scans even though I find them useless accept for diagnosis. I have MRI of the brain neck and spine every year, and enjoy looking at the images. There purpose to me is just to know whats going on. No MRI will convince me to start a treatment though. Only a major ongoing change in my MS symptoms would change my mind at this pont.

Advice & Tips:
5/11/2010: MRI, Lumbar spine with and w/o contrast indication: History of lumbar disc procedures with recent flare of pain and progressive weakness od the left leg and paresthesias. Comparison: None., Technique: standard pre and post-contrast-enhanced MRI protocol o the lumbar spine was performed. Findings: Limited evaluation of the retroperitoneal structures is unremarkable. There is preserveration of the vertebral body height as well as alignment. There is possible partial laminectomies at the L4 and L5 levels. However, this is highly questionable. Disk desiccation and disk space narrowing was seen at both L4-5 and L5-S1 levels. Additional lytic type I changes are seen at the endplates about the left lateral L%-S! disk space. The T12-L1 disk space is unremarkable. At L1-L2 there is a normal diffuse disk bulge without evidence of neuralforaminal or central canal stenosis. A similiar finding is seen at L2-L3 as well as L3-L4 levels. At L4-L5 there is a loss of disk height and disk foraminabilaterally. This results in mild bilateral inferior neural foraminalstenosis without evidencce of nerve root impingements identified. At L5-S1 there is a broad based diffuse disk bulge which is essentric into the neural foramina where there is a disk spur complex. Mild inferior neuralforaminal stenosis is seen bilaterally. No definite nerve root impingement is identified. After tge administration of contrast there is slight enhancement of the right posterior aspect of the disk at this level, likely representing postoperative granulation tissue. There is no involvement orextension into the neural formina. Impression: 1. Postoperative changes at L4and L5 levels as above with evidence ofenhancing granulation tissue within the L5-S1 disk space. 2. Multi-level disk disease without evidence of significant neural forminalor central canal stenosis or nerve root impingement.